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Jake and Reuben are practicing for their weightlifting meet at school.

Jake applies 800 newtons of force to the barbell and lifts it above his head, Reuben also applies 800 newtons of force to the same
barbell, but he is a bit taller than Jake and has longer arms, so he lifts it farther above the ground. Which of the following statements
is true?
OA. Jake did more work
ОВ.
Neither of them did work.
C. Reuben did more work.
D
They did the same amount of work

User Robert Scholte
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Answer:

no Jake arm is high so the weight of an object become high due to potential energy.

so, option A is correct ) Jake did more work

User Nancy
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